On Tuesday, Indian Air Force jets attacked a training camp of terrorist outfit Jaish-E-Mohammad in Balakot, Pakistan in response to a suicide car bomb attack carried out by JeM, killing 40 Indian troops. Pakistan on Wednesday claimed to have shot down two Indian jets and captured one of their pilots. India confirmed that, while retaliating to a violation of Indian air space by Pakistani jets, India lost one MiG 21 jet and the pilot was missing. India demanded the immediate and safe return of the Indian Air Force pilot.

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Domestic air travel in major Pakistani cities such as Islamabad and Lahore has been suspended as the crisis between the two nuclear-armed neighbours continues to escalate. The following infographic shows the military balance between both nations with India firmly ahead in terms of budget, troop numbers and volume of equipment. The figures are primarily based on reporting from the Institute of Strategic Studies and published by Al Jazeera.

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